Wolfe Tones:The Fighting 69th Lyrics

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The Fighting 69th

Come all you gallant heroes,And along with me combinedI'll sing a song,It won't take long,Of the Fighting Sixty NinthThey're a band of men brave,Stout and bold,From Ireland they cameAnd they have a leader to the fold,And Cocoran was his name

It was in the month of April,When the boys they sailed awayAnd they made a sight so glorious,As they marched along BroadwayThey marched right down Broadway,Me boys,Until they reached the shoreAnd from there they went to Washington,And straight unto the war

So we gave them a hearty cheer,Me boys,It was greeted with a smileSinging here's to the boys who feared no noise,We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth

And when the war is said and done,May heaven spare our livesFor its only then we can return,To our loved ones and our wivesWe'll take them in our arms,Me boys,

For a long night and a dayAnd we'll hope that war will come no more,To sweet America

So we gave them a hearty cheer,Me boys,It was greeted with a smileSinging here's to the boys who feared no noise,We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth

So farewell unto you dear New York,Will I e'er see you once moreFor it fills my heart with sorrow,To leave your sylvan shoreBut the country now it is calling us,And we must hasten foreSo here's to the stars and stripes,Me boys,And to Ireland's lovely shore

And here's to Murphy and Devine,Of honour and renownWho did escort our heroes,Unto the battle groundAnd said unto our colonel,We must fight hand to handUntil we plant the stars and stripes,Way down in Dixieland

So we gave them a hearty cheer,Me boys,It was greeted with a smileSinging here's to the boys who feared no noise,We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth